GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| intermediary | mediator |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |